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Extreme Earth: Geography Worksheet 4A

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Use an atlas to help you find out where earthquakes have happened, then mark them on the map below.

Name: _____________________________ Date: ____________________

Extreme Earth: Geography Worksheet 4B


Use an atlas to help you find out where earthquakes have happened, then mark them on the map below. Use a key to identify what each of the earthquakes measured on the Richter Scale.

2.0 to 2.9 3.0 to 3.9 4.0 to 4.9 5.0 to 5.9 6.0 to 6.9 7.0 to 7.9 8.0 to 8.9 More than 9.0

Richter Scale

Name: _____________________________ Date: ____________________

Extreme Earth: Geography Worksheet 4C


Some places are far more likely to experience an earthquake than others. Use the Plate Tectonics Map to help you identify how likely it would be for an earthquake to happen in each of these locations.

Verona, Italy Nairobi, Kenya Sydney, Australia

New York City, USA Santiago, Chile Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Stockholm, Sweden Chittagong, Bangladesh Osaka, Japan

Tunis, Tunisia Moscow, Russia Ankara, Turkey

Bogota, Colombia Wellington, New Zealand Monrovia, Liberia

Los Angeles, USA Paris, France San Jose, Costa Rica

Manila, Philippines Kabul, Afghanistan Batagay, Russia

0 101 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9no chance absolutely





















Extreme Earth: Geography Earthquake Cards A


An earthquake with a magnitude of 9.5 hit

Valdivia, Chile in 1960.


Kamchatka, Russia in 1952.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.7 hit the Rat Islands, Alaska, USA in 1965.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 hit Saravan, Iran in 2013.


Sumatra, Indonesia in 2005.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 hit Hebei,

China in 1976.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit the

island of Haiti in 2010.


Christchurch, New Zealand in 2011.


California, USA in 1992.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 hit Messina, Italy in 1908.


Vancouver Island, Canada in 1946.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 hit Mexico

City, Mexico in 1985




Kamchatka, Russia in 1952.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.7 hit the Rat Islands, Alaska, USA in 1965.




An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 hit Hebei,

China in 1976.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit the

island of Haiti in 2010.


Christchurch, New Zealand in 2011.





Vancouver Island, Canada in 1946.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 hit Mexico

City, Mexico in 1985

Extreme Earth: Geography Earthquake Cards B




An earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 hit Kamchatka, Russia in

1952.





Nepal in 1934.


the Rat Islands, Alaska, USA in 1965.


An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 hit Vancouver Island, Canada in 1946.


Mexico City, Mexico in 1985


Esmeraldas, Colombia in 1906.



An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 hit Hebei, China in 1976.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 hit Antofagasta, Chile in

2007.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 hit Ambato, Ecuador in

1949.


the Dodecanese Islands, Greece in

2008.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit the island of Haiti in

2010.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit Christchurch, New Zealand in 2011.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 hit Quetta, Pakistan in

2008.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 hit Moyobamba, Peru in

2005.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.3 hit the Honshu island of

Japan in 1923.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 hit Fuyun, China in 1931.


Selfoss, Iceland in 2008.


Neuenkirchen, Germany in 2004.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 hit Jujuy, Argentina in

2009.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 hit Manchester, England

in 2002.

Extreme Earth: Geography Earthquake Zone Map


Extreme Earth: Geography Plate Tectonics Map


Extreme Earth: Geography Challenge Cards


What can you find out about the Valdivia Earthquake?

Think about these questions:

• Where was the epicentre of the earthquake?

• Which areas were affected? • What was the magnitude of the

earthquake? • What damage was caused by the

earthquake? • Were there any fatalities?

What can you find out about the Sichuan Earthquake?





earthquake? • Were there any fatalities?

What can you find out about the Ancash Earthquake?





earthquake?• Were there any fatalities?

What can you find out about the Kashmir Earthquake?






What can you find out about the Mexico City Earthquake?






What can you find out about the Haiti Earthquake?






Name: _____________________________ Date: ____________________

Extreme Earth: Geography Worksheet 4A


Use an atlas to help you find out where earthquakes have happened, then mark them on the map below.

Answers

Name: _____________________________ Date: ____________________

Extreme Earth: Geography Worksheet 4B


Use an atlas to help you find out where earthquakes have happened, then mark them on the map below. Use a key to identify what each of the earthquakes measured on the Richter Scale.

2.0 to 2.9 3.0 to 3.9 4.0 to 4.9 5.0 to 5.9 6.0 to 6.9 7.0 to 7.9 8.0 to 8.9 More than 9.0

Richter Scale

Answers

Name: _____________________________ Date: ____________________

Extreme Earth: Geography Worksheet 4C


Some places are far more likely to experience an earthquake than others. Use the Plate Tectonics Map to help you identify how likely it would be for an earthquake to happen in each of these locations.

Verona, Italy Nairobi, Kenya Sydney, Australia

New York City, USA Santiago, Chile Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Stockholm, Sweden Chittagong, Bangladesh Osaka, Japan

Tunis, Tunisia Moscow, Russia Ankara, Turkey

Bogota, Colombia Wellington, New Zealand Monrovia, Liberia

Los Angeles, USA Paris, France San Jose, Costa Rica

Manila, Philippines Kabul, Afghanistan Batagay, Russia






















Answers: These are guidelines. Children’s answers may vary.

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